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- [hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suh n-dey, wit-]
- /ˈʰwɪtˈsʌn deɪ, -di, ˈwɪt-; ˈʰwɪt sənˌdeɪ, ˈwɪt-/
- /wˈɪtsəndˌeɪ/
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- [hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suh n-dey, wit-]
- /ˈʰwɪtˈsʌn deɪ, -di, ˈwɪt-; ˈʰwɪt sənˌdeɪ, ˈwɪt-/
Definitions of whitsunday word
- noun whitsunday the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. 1
- noun whitsunday (in Scotland) May 15, one of the four quarter days 0
- noun whitsunday Pentecost (sense 2) 0
- noun whitsunday The Sunday of the feast of Pentecost, seven weeks after Easter, when traditionally many Christians would be baptised, wearing white clothes. 0
- noun whitsunday (Scotland) A quarter day, falling on 15th May. 0
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Origin of whitsunday
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English whitsonenday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg white Sunday; probably so called because the newly baptized wore white robes on that day
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Parts of speech for Whitsunday
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whitsunday popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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